reserved at amatomnes

[traceon]

You really mean it when you say that my arm won't be active while I'm there? [asking his mun, Shirou flexes the arm that's completely wrapped in a red cloth. it'd taken some time to get used to it, going from practically dead to regaining feeling... it came with a rather hefty price though]

If I make it, I'll keep it on anyway. But it'll be nice to not have to worry about it for a while. As long as you're telling the truth when you say that time stops back home...

[for Emiya Shirou, that means he'll still have time to save her. yet he can't shake off a tension that had yet to leave him since the Holy Grail War first began. always left on edge. always avoiding death even when he was supposed to forget]

Wait... I'm supposed to wear a collar? What for? [and somebody's mun didn't explain to Shirou what happened on the island.

3... 2... 1...]

W-WHAT?! That's how I'm supposed to loosen it?!

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[timeywimeymagus]

[It's that heroic attitude that let Kiritsugu pass peacefully and it's still bringing a smile to his face like it did back then.]

The natural way is sex. Be prepared for a high amount of difficulty if you plan to find another way.

[ITT: Kiritsugu stating the obvious.]

[traceon]

[a part of him can't help but feel awkward that he's talking about sex with his Dad, but another part of him can't help but feel that he's betraying that very smile he's being given right now. his ideal to become an "Ally of Justice"? gone for the sake of prioritizing the lives of the people he loved over everything else. the world could wait so long as he saved Sakura first. that was what Emiya Shirou had ultimately decided. that was when he discarded everything he once was]

I-I know it's the natural way, Dad. I'm not going to die because of something as stupid as this. But I'll figure it out eventually.

[timeywimeymagus]

People have died for stupider reasons, or causes. If it comes down to it, my advice would be to find yourself a mutual partner for only the sole purpose of taking care of the collars.

[Kiritsugu is speaking from experience here. I mean, why else do you think he had Maiya? Sexual release. Granted, it did help with stress, but it also induced a bit more. So, it may have been a bit too self-destructive than initially planned. And don't worry, Shirou. Kiritsugu would be disappointed for you abandoning your ideal, but if it's for the person you love, he would understand. ...Deep down, knowing what the hero of justice path entails, Kiritsugu regretted passing on such a heavy burden to his only son.]

[traceon]

You're right... Sakura will just have to forgive me. I'm not going to die.

[timeywimeymagus]

It's necessary to sacrifice personal feelings for survival.

[traceon]

In some cases, yeah.

[timeywimeymagus]

Have you found another way?

[traceon]

[in a way...no. or rather, Shirou has yet to reach that 'way' that Kiritsugu speaks of. he'll reach it at the cost of his own survival if it means he can save Sakura. that's all that matters to Shirou in the moment he'd come from]

I'm going to.